RFID systems can be used in many phases of manufacturing to automate business processes and achieve real time visibility into those processes
As parts are loaded off a truck, readers pick up the pallet tag and instantly verify the contents inside into the WMS and ERP systems. Directions can be sent directly to forklift operator on where to put the load.
The RFID tag read ties back to a secure database that contains the containers composition, order history, where it came from and where its ultimate destination is. Readers and antenna positioned at different points along a high speed conveyor read the tags and know its destination. The system routes the box to correct staging area.
RFID can be used to provide complete life cycle history of everything that occurs as items advance from manufacturing to packaging through distribution. Track where things are, at what state they are in real time without manual intervention.
With a network of readers positioned at different work stations, RFID tagged parts or assemblies are tracked as they pass through the creation and completion of successive processes providing visibility into when an item or project was started, and when completed.
RFID systems allow a product line to be turned into a sensor network where it is possible to analyze real time data not just historical data from the last shift to optimize processes, monitor bottlenecks, and track process deviations.
Complete product lifecycle history extends beyond the manufacturing stage. can be associated with a tag ID, so at each point in the supply chain it is possible to know when it was assembled containing what parts from which batches and lots, produced on what assembly lines, by what workers.
By reading a tag with a handheld or fixed reader at any point in the supply chain it is possible to know when it was assembled containing what parts from which batches and lots, produced on what assembly lines, by what workers. This aids in targeting recalls of defective products traced back to only the specific product batches.
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